YES they are.

Excluding our Houndiscombe Road properties, which include water & broadband, but do not include electricity.

Yes you do need to comply. The Home Office imposed new legislation on Landlords in December 2016 called ‘Right to Rent’. Please download your copy here. Unfortunately you will not be able to commence your tenancy with us until we have seen the originals and received a copy of the necessary documents. Please be aware that this legislation also means that only you can collect your key.

Some of our properties qualify for residential parking permits for on street parking which can be purchased from Plymouth City council for £35.00. Please follow the link to see which areas qualify and how the application process works, before booking with us.

For those properties that do not qualify, we own two private, off road car parks where you can purchase an allocated space at just £600.00 for the duration of your tenancy. These car parks are located at 25 Addison Road and Bedford Terrace behind two of our larger blocks of student properties. It is intended that our car park spaces be let to students occupying our properties in the first instance. You would need to pay the balance of £600 in full before we allocate you a space in the car park. (Many of our tenants do this at the time that they return their Tenancy Agreements to us).  We allocate spaces on a first paid, first allocated basis. Therefore you are only certain of a space once you have paid for it.

Yes

Only if you are staying in the same room in the same property. We charge a £50.00 fee to enable you to leave some of your possessions in your large, built in wardrobe. You will be leaving this at your own risk and we strongly advise that you do not leave valuables. Most people purchase a padlock and chain to secure the wardrobe doors closed. This arrangement will need to be made in agreement with ourselves and the payment will need to be made before the end of your current contract.

Yes you do! Because you have individual contracts (for which there are many benefits for you) like in the Halls of Residence- each bedroom is treated almost as separate units. Because of this if you have a TV in your bedroom you will need to buy individual TV licences. Most students have a TV in the communal area and split the cost. Please note that in quite a few of our properties we provide a flat screen TV and pay for the licence in the communal area where the TV sits. You will see this listed on our website. If unsure please ask. Please be aware that even if we provide a TV in the communal area and pay for the licence, if you want a TV in your bedroom you STILL need to purchase a separate licence.

All of our homes have internet included in the rental amount. The properties have either hardwired broadband in to your bedroom, or WiFi installed in the communal areas (boosters will be required in our apartments and for those wanting a secure network).

Yes of course you can!

Every bedroom has a double bed and a mattress protector, a large (usually built in) wardrobe, a desk and a chair. In the kitchen we provide an oven, hob, fridge, freezer, washing machine and tumble dryer (or washer dryer in some smaller properties), dishwashers (in some properties only), vacuum cleaner, bin, broom, dustpan & brush, mop and bucket. In the lounge/ dining area we provide a sofa, coffee table and/ or dining table and chairs.

You will need to complete and sign a booking form when you pay your reservation fee and you will also need to sign your contract when it is emailed to you.

No you don’t. None of our properties require a guarantor and we don’t even credit check you.

If you are a student in full time education (21 hours or more a week) then you are exempt from council tax. You will need to ensure that this exemption is recognised by Plymouth City Council and should check with them that your status is correct. Your contractual agreement with us passes the onus of any council tax issue to you. If you cease to qualify for the student exemption (if you are no longer a full-time student) you will become personally liable for the whole amount of any council tax bill and this will fall on the whole property, not just your room, so in a 15 bedroom property this will amount to a lot of money. For more information about council tax for students follow this link to the Government website www.direct.gov.uk.

It is a 48 week contract. For our apartments (including 56 North St), tenants have the choice of a 48 or 50 week contract. Please note that all tenants living in the same apartment, must have the same length contract.

You can move out whenever you like, but you still have to pay the rent until the end of your tenancy! You are legally bound until the end of your tenancy. If for some reason you have to leave early we will be happy to help you try and re-let your room, but you will have to pay the rent up to the day a new tenant moves in. We also make a small charge to cover our costs in preparing the tenancy agreement for the new tenant, checking the inventory and other essential administration that is caused by your early departure.

We have a few rooms where we are happy for couples to share which we can tell you about on request but as a rule, no. We do have one and two bedroom apartments which are perfect for couples sharing.

Unfortunately not.

No, we do not charge administration fees or inventory fees. We do however offer a ‘Payment Plan’ option for £40 for those reliant on their loan to pay their rent. We are not letting agents and only rent out student houses that we own.

We need a minimum 24 hours to inform current tenants of any viewings. In the times just before and after Christmas we are very busy and may need a couple of days notice as we book up quickly.

Landlords and agents release their student house prices for the next academic year in late Sept, early October. Great properties in great locations book up fast. If you are after something special at a reasonable rate, then securing your student home early is advisable. Many landlords and agents offer incentives to book before Christmas which you can take advantage of and reduce your financial commitment. If you have a firm group of friends whom you know you would like to live with a year hence, then it makes sense to act quickly. After Christmas, exams start and life becomes more complicated juggling revision and viewings! The University usually release their private rented and graded accommodation list in November, which we are also listed on (all properties rated A grade), but you can of course secure our properties before this date.

Our properties are less than a 2-minute walk to the University of Plymouth and just a short bus ride to Plymouth Marjon University. All our homes are situated a short distance apart in North Hill, therefore, you can view as many properties as you wish. We also have virtual tours available for all our properties, so if it’s a rainy day, or you are all short of time, you can take a virtual 3D tour with us in the comfort of your front room. We have a vast selection of 1/2/3 bed apartments and houses, 4,5,6,7,8 & 15 bedroomed houses, so there’s plenty of choices, depending on how many of you are going to live together. To book your viewing appointment, call 01752 849232 or you can use our chatbot to contact us.

As we own and manage our properties, we have a mutual interest in ensuring any maintenance issues are dealt with quickly and effectively. Any issues can be reported to the office during working hours, or on our emergency number (Out of hours, which we will give to you on the day you move into your home).  Our Maintenance Manager will attend to the issues or will call in one of our contractors with whom we have built up a great working relationship over the years. Because we also run a building company Sunnybanks Homes, we have a team of directly employed, skilled staff on hand to ensure all repairs are addressed promptly. Our quick response on maintenance issues is one of the elements that sets us aside from agents who have to go through a third party to authorise any repairs. Feel free to speak to our current tenants when you view any of our properties, if you would like confirmation of this. Please do be aware, however, that when you report a maintenance issue, you are effectively giving Student Rooms 4 U permission to enter your property to fix this fault, even if you are not present at the time.

Your rent will need to be paid termly as shown in the sample contract. We prefer you to pay your rent over the phone with a card payment, alternatively you can pay your rent by going on line https://studentrooms4u.co.uk/rent-payment/.

Unfortunately not.

Yes, of course, you can, if you are pleased with our services, then we would be delighted for you to stay until your studies are finished in Plymouth, and as a valued customer, you would only need to pay a £40 holding fee instead of £80.

We use a company called Firewatch to check and maintain all our fire protection systems in all our properties. They carry out 6 monthly and annual maintenance checks and services in all properties where required. Firewatch are a long established and extremely well respected company covering all of the south west.  All of our student accommodation complies with the standards required by Plymouth City Council and Plymouth University. At the very least every student property has mains powered and interconnected smoke detectors on each floor and a heat detector in the kitchen.  Some properties have full fire alarm systems where required. All properties have a fire blanket in the kitchen and fire extinguishers on every floor. Where appropriate in each property we also have an emergency light system lighting your escape route.  Finally we conduct annual risk assessments of all properties as required by law.

You can book a viewing by calling 01752 849232 or emailing us at [email protected]